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Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette

A simple omelette treated more like a gratin: the omelette forms the bottom layer in the dish, topped with chicken and spinach in a cream sauce and browned in the oven.

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Last modified on: August 16^th 2020

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For 3 people, you will need:

1 3.5 oz cooked chicken
2 ½ shallot
3 1 tablespoon olive oil
4 5.3 oz cooked spinach
5 3.5 oz cream
6 3 eggs
7 0.4 oz butter
8 0.9 oz grated cheese
9 salt
10 pepper

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
18 min.	25 min.	43 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Gratin-style spinach and chicken omelette

Cut 3.5 oz cooked chicken into small pieces.

Prepare ½ shallot.

Stage 2 - 1 min.

Pour 1 tablespoon olive oil into a frying pan on high heat. When good and hot, add the chopped shallot.

Salt, pepper and cook for 1 minute without colouring.

Stage 3 - 1 min.

Add the chicken pieces and mix well.

Stage 4 - 1 min.

Add 5.3 oz cooked spinach.

Stage 5 - 2 min.

Add 3.5 oz cream, salt and pepper again then mix well. Turn down the heat and leave to thicken gently.

Stage 6 - 4 min.

Meanwhile, break 3 eggs into a bowl, salt and pepper, then whisk together.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

Put a small frying pan on medium heat and melt 0.4 oz butter. Pour in the beaten eggs.

Stage 8 - 4 min.

Gently pull the eggs from the edge into the centre with a soft spatula until they are just barely set.

Turn off the heat.

Stage 9 - 2 min.

Preheat the oven to 390°F (200°C).

Tip the omelette into a buttered gratin dish.

Stage 10 - 1 min.

Spread the chicken and spinach mixture on top.

Stage 11 - 1 min.

Top with the grated cheese.

Stage 12 - 20 min.

Bake for about 20 minutes.

Remarks

Do take care not to overcook the eggs in stage 8 or they will dry out in the oven.

Keeping

1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source

Home made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
835 Kcal or 3,496 Kj	51 gr	13 gr	85 gr
42 %	20 %	1 %	13 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
148 Kcal or 620 Kj	9 gr	2 gr	15 gr
7 %	4 %	<1 %	2 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
278 Kcal or 1,164 Kj	17 gr	4 gr	28 gr
14 %	7 %	<1 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Celery, Milk, Egg

How much will it cost?

For 3 people : 2.23 €
Per person : 0.74 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Cooked spinach: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Spinach and ricotta ravioli, Spinach and cashew brik rolls, Spinach fritters, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Langres-style spinach, ... All
	Cooked chicken: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Quick chicken curry, Chicken Brussels pie, Rice and peas, Baked eggs with chicken and spinach, Crispy rolls with chicken and leek, ... All
	Cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Fish Mousselines, New tiramisu, Spicy roast cauliflower gratin, Chocolate ganache, Potimarron and Parmesan tart, ... All
	Grated cheese: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Polenta parmentier, Small green vegetables in Mornay sauce, Stuffed mushrooms au gratin, Spinach Croque-monsieur , Italian style gratin, ... All

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